Lyrically, ‘The Mess’ felt very easy to write. We didn’t really have to discuss the lyrics. They just came out. It felt natural. The song is a fierce dialogue between two people but it’s not specific. It finishes without any resolve but that’s because I think that despite what people claim in these kinds of arguments, they aren’t really trying to resolve anything, they’re just angry, hurt and catastrophising. – Thom
From the band:
Lyrically, ‘The Mess’ felt very easy to write. We didn’t really have to discuss the lyrics. They just came out. It felt natural. The song is a fierce dialogue between two people but it’s not specific. It finishes without any resolve but that’s because I think that despite what people claim in these kinds of arguments, they aren’t really trying to resolve anything, they’re just angry, hurt and catastrophising. – Thom